I am sure this information is embedded in thousands of strings here, but was hoping to get some thoughts on the right order to spend hard earned cash in terms of exhaust and fuel management. I have enough jingle saved to update my '12 Limited with VH Power Duals and some slip ons ( thinking about Monster Ovals, Monster Rounds or 4 in Rineharts). Then, when the next chunk is available, do tuner and stage 1.

My order is based on trying to get heat down and sound up on initial pass and then breathing some life into the bike with part 2. I know that the Stage 1 and tuner need to go togetherdo to enough change in flow and already lean condition from the factory. Does this make sense?

One last question, if I go with the Rineharts, willl the combo still be stereo and passenger friendly? I know there is a lot of subjectivity to that question. Thanks for teh help.

 

Personally I would buy your chosen exhaust system and put it to one side until you can complete your purchases, then build, tune and set up everything in one step.

The thing that will get down your heat problem is changing the air/fuel ratio when you tune the bike. Changing the exhaust may make the heat problem worst, as it is likely to make the bike run even leaner! Add an SE or similar air filter to your shopping list.

 

grbrown pretty much covered it. As for exhaust, personally I found the Rineharts a little too snappy. I went with the Monster O's. They have a lower mellow tone. I can hear the stereo perfectly and my wife has no complaints about exhaust noise.

 

You can do just the slip on Mufflers and no tuner is needed, add an air cleaner and you
have to do a tuner and a run on the Dyno. I vote for the V H ovals. Now the heat thing
will still be there, but if you go to www.NIGHTRIDER.com and check out there Xied or the
Vied the heat can be lowered that way. The best would to do it all at one time, the air
cleaner & exhaust stage 1 is the best bang for bucks, lots tuners out there pick one and
look for someone that is a good Dyno Tuner, and get it done all at once.

 

I have v&h duals and 4" rineharts sounds real good and can hear radio good can get a deal on them on ebay

 

You've got a 12 ... So make sure that the bike is properly broken in prior to any Dyno work. The whole Dyno thing is greatly up to your preference. Personally, i have a '12 Road King Classic, I have the v&h true duals with the v&h Hi Output Slipons and the the SE air cleaner. The sound is not overwhelming, but unbelievable!!! Once I have the bike properly broken in...about 2000 miles on it, I plan to have it Put on the Dyno. MANY have said that getting that done prior to being broken in is a complete waist?

Just my .02.

 

even a stock bike can benefit from a fuel management tuner. so you could do the tuner first, then add the pipes, and finally the a/c. you wouldn't have to redo the tune when installing the pipes, but you would neep a remap when you do the final phase with the a/c.....